EP 0709849 A3 19970502 - Disk cartridge magazines
Title (en)
Disk cartridge magazines
Title (de)
Plattenkassetten-Magazin
Title (fr)
Magasin de cassettes à disque
Publication
Application
Priority
US 32847094 A 19941025
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0709849A2] A disk cartridge magazine (10) comprises a housing having a pair of walls connected in spaced relationship to define a storage chamber between them and having separators mounted within the storage chamber to form a plurality of cartridge slots. Cartridges (12) are locked within the storage chamber by means of a plurality of spring members connected to at least one of the walls. Each spring member has a disk contacting end extending partially into the chamber such that, when a cartridge is positioned in one of the slots, the cartridge is clamped between a spring member and the opposing wall. A manual release tab (136) allows for manual unlocking of the magazine (10) for loading and unloading of cartridges (12). Automatic unlocking of the magazine (12) occurs upon installation of the magazine into a cartridge storage and retrieval system (14). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G11B 17/22 (2006.01); G11B 23/023 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G11B 17/22 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 23/02 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
- [XYA] EP 0427329 A2 19910515 - LASER MAGNETIC STORAGE INT [US]
- [XA] WO 9308569 A1 19930429 - INT DATA ENG INC [US]
- [A] EP 0284445 A1 19880928 - MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]
- [A] EP 0490671 A1 19920617 - MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]
- [YA] WO 9104930 A1 19910418 - STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP [US]
- [A] US 4622610 A 19861111 - MAKIGAWA YASUYUKI [JP]
- [A] EP 0238752 A1 19870930 - HEWLETT PACKARD LTD [GB]
- [PX] EP 0627738 A2 19941207 - IBM [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0709849 A2 19960501; EP 0709849 A3 19970502; JP H08212745 A 19960820; KR 960015545 A 19960522; US 5576911 A 19961119
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 95306286 A 19950908; JP 27441695 A 19951023; KR 19950036114 A 19951016; US 32847094 A 19941025